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VCU Rams
88 – 67
FINAL Conference
Rhode Island Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · Siegel Center · February 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -13.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money VCU -1200 / URI +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +21 155 Won
Massey VCU -12.4 (+8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (+12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -12.2 (+8.8) 143.7 (+11.3) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -13.3 (+7.7) 141.7 (+13.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -11.0 (+10.0) 142.1 (+12.9) 87% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -11.4 (+9.6) 143.5 (+11.5) 87% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 14, 2026 VCU 84 – 75 URI
Jan 22, 2025 VCU 81 – 57 URI
Feb 16, 2023 VCU 55 – 54 URI
Feb 9, 2022 VCU 73 – 64 URI
Feb 4, 2021 VCU 63 – 62 URI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU URI
Overall 24-14 12-20
Conference 11-7 6-12
Home 13-6 9-8
Away 7-5 3-8
Neutral 4-3 0-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 71.8
Avg Pts Against 66.7 76.9
Massey 6.9 (#83) -2.2 (#200)
Bradley-Terry 1.34 (#74) -0.12 (#184)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#80) -0.11 (#172)
RPI 0.573 (#57) 0.509 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU URI
FG% 44.1% 46.4%
3PT% 36.0% 36.1%
REB / G 36.0 36.3
OREB / G 9.2 10.1
AST / TO 1.16 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 52.1%
TOV% 18.4% 18.4%
ORB% 28.5% 29.6%
FT Rate 28.4% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 13.2%
DRB% 73.2% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 19.7%

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